*Eli*My mouth feels like I’ve got an old sock shoved in it, even though I know it’s empty. I can move my tongue around freely. I’ve had a gag shoved into my mouth before, so I know what that feels like, and this isn’t it.It’s close, though.I can’t see anything. I have some sort of a blindfold tie
“Where were you when they picked you up?” Cora asks me.“They shot me with a dart on my way back from Stephen’s lines. I’d say I was probably halfway to the village.” I can’t remember exactly, and my head hurts just trying to think. That’s thanks to the drugs they darted me with, I’m sure.“Okay, we
*Mark* Tristan, Reece, and I are all just sort of standing here, staring into what can only be a secret tunnel that’s leading out of the library. The doorway seems to have been activated by removing a book about war, so maybe this is a secret place for the king to hide if enemies infiltrate the pal
That seems to have made things worse because she erupts into even louder sobbing, so I keep patting her on the back, hoping she’ll calm down. I won’t try mentioning being alone again, that’s for sure. Finally, her sobs slow down, and she looks up at me. “You’re nice,” she says. “No one has been nic
*Cora* They moved him. Even though the others that I am working with are morons and can’t seem to get anything right, at least when I sent them a mind-link message that Trevor had gotten information from Eli about where he was, they had the intelligence to move the Alpha. They also used an awful
She was the best mama ever. But then I realized that my father was not going to retire anytime soon, and I had to take matters into my own hands. I had to get rid of them–both of them. Well, I could hardly have them killed. After all, the Moon Goddess would frown upon someone committing regicide.
*Gene* I’m glad to be done talking to Skullmark, that idiot who’s currently doing my bidding to get rid of Alpha Eli. Of course, he doesn’t realize that as soon as he’s done with his assignment, I’ll be getting rid of him next. I’m positively surrounded by morons. I move a bit to stretch out my l
Within moments, he has arrived, and I’m impressed with his speed. All the while I’ve been dodging the woman while backing up and running around to the other side of the desk. She keeps catching up with me somehow—she’s spry for an old bat—but then I get ahead of her again. But I can’t keep this up f
I look at Shelby. “Shelby… why?” She looks like she’s about to burst, and she finally spits it out. “Because I’m pregnant!” My eyes go wide, and I want to grab her and jump up and down, but I don’t want to squish Reeva, so I do a milder equivalent of that, which involves one arm and bouncing more
Rose It feels strange going back to Castle Dark Forest, and it’s going to feel even weirder being there again. It’s been so long since I first arrived there for the stupid contest… well, I guess without that contest, I would have never met my Alphas, so I suppose I won’t call it stupid anymore. I
Eli seems only half-convinced, and once Kelly and this guy are finally separated, he clears his throat.“I’m going to need the name of the guy who just sucked face with my sister,” he says firmly. “And I need to know where you’re from, and whether you have a criminal record, and—”Kelly slaps Eli’s
RoseI can’t believe how much the Goddess has blessed me. I remember all the times I was hunched over on the floor of the sewage plant trying to force myself to breathe through my mouth to avoid the stench. It didn’t work very well. I also remember all those lonely nights in my high school years whe
After a moment, I remember and quickly free him from the rest of his clothes. He pulls my nightgown over my head and tosses it exactly where he thought it should go and then lays me on the bed, All I’m wearing now is a tiny red thong. He stands at the foot of the bed and takes me in. “Damn,” he mur
Mark It’s my turn to spend the night with Rose, and I can hardly wait. It is a little odd being in this position, sharing my mate with four other men, but now that we have our situation settled, I realize I wouldn’t want it any other way. I’m carrying flowers as I go into her room. I think she’s p
“No, little flower,” says Tristan.The smile on his face and twinkle in his eye made my heart skip a beat.“He’s not allowed anywhere near our precious little pups,” he clarifies. “Just the diapers. Dirty diapers, all day long… that’s his new job! We’ll watch him every second.”“But you don’t have t
RoseI love spending time out in the garden, and now I’m doing it with four little bundles of joy. I’ve heard that expression so many times, but now that I’m a mother, I really understand just how much joy those little bundles can bring. And with all the fear of losing them that I’ve experienced ove
“No.” Alpha Alice crosses her hands across her chest. “I’m staying out of this. If these Alphas want to take you, so be it. I know how the contest was supposed to go, and if one of them had a male baby, then that will be the next Alpha King. I’m not getting on their bad side.”“Appalling!” I shout.